The Navy will commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Wichita (LCS 13), during a 10…
Naval Warfare
Algerian National Navy commissions new Kilo class diesel-electric attack submarine
On 9 January the Ministry of National Defence announced, Algeria Navy has commissioned two new submarines. The commissioning took place…
MBDA Mistral Simbad-RC against fast boats (FIAC)
At the end of 2018, MBDA successfully demonstrated the use of the Mistral missile against fast boats such as FIACs…
Philippine Navy to receive anti-submarine helicopters and amphibious assault vehicles in March
The Philippine Navy (PN) is expected to receive in March its first two anti-submarine helicopters and four out of eight…
Indonesia to acquire Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles
India is mulling to sell highly potent BrahMos cruise missile to Indonesia, becoming the only second country to get the…
Japan approves defence plan to convert Izumo-Class into F-35 aircraft carrier
Japan on Tuesday approved plans to convert two ships into aircraft carriers — the nation’s first since World War II…
General Dynamics NASSCO wins $91 million for USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) dry-docking
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., (NASSCO)-Norfolk has received a $91,4 million as a modification to a previously awarded…
BAE Systems receives $140,3 million contract for 30 USMC ACV 1.1
BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, Sterling Heights, Michigan is awarded a $140,3 million modification to exercise options for the…
Indonesia signs for four Sampari-class Fast Missile Craft
The KCR-60M fast attack craft are a class of domestically designed and built fast missile craft operated by the Indonesian…
USS Porter departs Aksaz, Turkey
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Aksaz, Turkey following a regular scheduled port visit on its…
U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Group 1 returns from South America
Sailors and Marines from Littoral Combat Group One (LCG-1) returned home to Naval Base San Diego and Joint Base Pearl…
BAE Systems awarded $78 million by U.S. Navy to modernize USS Shoup
BAE Systems has received a $78.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of USS Shoup…
Germany approves 2 billion euro Meko 200 frigate export to Egypt
The German Federal Security Council has approved the export of a Meko 200 frigate produced by ThyssenKrupp to the Egyptian…
Royal Australian Navy HMAS Hobart Aegis Destroyer Completes Weapons Evaluations with U.S. Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s first Aegis combat system based guided missile destroyer, HMAS Hobart (DDG 39), has arrived at…
DSME launched HTMS Tachin DW3000F frigate for the Royal Thai Navy
South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) held a ceremony on 14 December for the delivery of the…
Huntington Ingalls to build two Ford-class aircraft carriers for $26 Billion
Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding has secured a contract to build the third and fourth Ford-class aircraft carriers for a deal potentially…
Zodiac Milpro Official – SRA 750 RIB Aluminium
Zodiac Milpro’s SEA RIB Aluminium are built for demanding professional and military users and designed to be strong and reliable….
US Navy Mark VI Patrol Boats conducted longest transit ever made in the Pacific
US Navy’s Guam-based Mark VI Patrol Boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 recently completed a 500 nautical mile…
Israel Shipyards SAAR S-72 Corvette
In the late 1960s, Israel Shipyards was the first in the Western world to design and build a fast-attack missile…